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more often than not
Also, often as not. Fairly frequently, more than or at least half the time, as in More often than not we'll have dinner in the den, or Dean and Chris agree on travel plans, often as not. [First half of 1900s]
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But, in truth, Clarke's side have come up short more often than not in recent times, even if performances have sometimes merited more.
That she did, more often than not – and all these years later, she’s still proving her insights to be unsparingly accurate.
With pick-up artistry, men are told they can learn to trick women into unwanted sex, but more often than not, they're just fooled into spending a lot of money on useless "classes" — unlaid, but poorer.
David and Jessica Oyelowo wear many hats — spouses, parents, actors, producers, directors, writers — and more often than not, they are filling these roles in tandem.
It was during an era when western governments generated fear of the spread of communism, so visitors from outer space were more often than not portrayed as menaces, bringing peril rather than hope.
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